WANA (Aug 28) – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations said on Thursday that the European Troika’s reaction to the Russia–China draft resolution will demonstrate “whether they are truly committed to diplomacy or will deepen the crisis.”

 

In a post on X, the mission stated: “Members of the UN Security Council are at a decisive moment: either support the Russia–China draft resolution for a technical extension and continuation of diplomacy, or activate the snapback mechanism and trigger severe consequences.”

 

It added: “The European Troika’s response to this draft will ultimately show whether they are genuinely committed to diplomacy or whether they intend to escalate the crisis.”

 

This comes as the three European signatories to the JCPOA—Germany, the United Kingdom, and France—sent a letter to UN Security Council members on Thursday, announcing that they had triggered the snapback mechanism to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran.

 

The snapback mechanism, included in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, allows parties to the nuclear deal to restore international sanctions in the event of alleged “non-compliance.” However, under the JCPOA, this mechanism is only valid if all other parties also uphold their commitments.

 

Iranian officials stress that the European countries, by failing to meet their economic obligations and remaining silent on U.S. actions, have forfeited their legal and moral standing to invoke this mechanism.

 

Tehran has also declared it will respond to Europe’s move to reinstate sanctions.